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Survey: Majority supports use of artificial intelligence to spot fake and harmful online content

This week, Facebook announced it was relying on artificial intelligence to help evaluate whether certain posts violated its policies and should be labeled or removed.

According to a new survey overseen by the University of Delaware, the public should be in favor of this decision.

In the survey – a nationally representative sample of 1,900 adult U.S. residents – 65% said they were very or somewhat hopeful that AI would help stop fake and harmful content online.

A majority of Americans (61%) also said they trusted technology companies to manage the development and use of AI. 

Paul Brewer, professor of communication and co-author of the study, is available to comment on this and other aspects of the survey.

Most respondents in the survey supported the development of AI; a plurality supported public funding for it; and few support banning it. A majority also favored regulating the technology. The survey found widespread support for AI uses involving military drones and diagnosing diseases, but opinions are more divided on self-driving vehicles and facial identification.

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